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A fabulous turn out at Ambleside Sports with locals and many visitors, a great time was had by all. Geoff was on hand to open the Sports as his role as President of the association and of course Paul was there helping out with the track and field events Our very own wild man of Windermere Mike (Head Chef) exchanged his swim socks for trainers and completed the fell race – and wasn’t last!. A great day too weather wise and for Ambleside Junior Fell Running Club who went home with most of the prizes – well done guys!

We had a bit of a mention in the Daily Mail over the weekend, promoting the Lakes as one of the best spots for a thrilling out freshwater swim. We are offering a weekend bed and breakfast package which includes wild swimming - wet suites are provided but optional if your feeling brave you can take the plunge with out one.If you want to play it safe you can always use our fabulous pool for a swim- don’t forget your bathers! We are quite proud to be mentioned in one of the national papers who knows were we will turn up next!

We are really pleased to be awarded the Trip Adviser certificate of excellence for yet another year! Thank you Trip Adviser and thank you to all our guest’s who take time to post reviews after their stay.

It’s been a bit busy on the sports front here at the Salutation we had Paul giving the 10k Grasmere Gallops a go at the start of June. Then of course we had the Great North Swim which was over a weekend Paul donned his wetsuit to swim the mile on the Saturday. Mike & Hannah Durkin did the half mile on the Sunday which would have been a nice Fathers Day treat, Hannah is hoping she can go solo next year and let dad do the 2 mile ! Gerry our joiner and all round good egg got on his bike to do the Sam Houghton mountain bike challenge for Cancer Research UK. So they have all been enjoying the fantastic senery around the Lakes on foot, on bikes or from the Lake!

Our very own Twizzy car is now available to hire from the hotel, just £10 per hour, £25 for half a day or £45 for a full day.

The Twizzy is a funky two seater electric car, which allows you to explore the nooks and crannies of the Lake District and be eco friendly at the same time. Just t remember to plug into the charging stations around the Lakes to make sure you are able to get home!

Easy to hire either pre book prior to arrival or hire on the day if its free, just need your driving licence and after a few checks we can sign you up as a Co Wheels member and you are good to go!!

Paul and his faithful friend Stoli have been out and about testing a Twizy, a funky two seater electric car, which allows you to explore the nooks and crannies of the Lakes. Paul managed Kirkstone Pass with ease- just have to remember to plan the journey round the charging stations to make sure you get home.

We liked it so much we are having our very own so watch this space! It will be available to hire from the hotel for as little as £10 per hour for residents and non residents- so let’s get bizy in a Twizy…. coming soon!

Our friends at Oxley’s have been very busy and we are excited that the hair salon in the Spa is now open. Heather Denison is a local hairdresser from the Windermere area who has 19 years experience and will be offering cuts, colouring, blow dry, styling, hair-up and bridal hair. All in a luxurious environment using some of the best haircare products available, and offering a 10% discount to hotel guest’s.

Well it’s been a busy few weeks so busy in fact that March just flown by and here we are in April already. We had plenty to keep us on our toes with our fabulous foot tapping Jazz weekend (another one is planned for October 2014 – check out our website) Civil Engineers dinner, Ambleside Sports AGM, busy Mother’s Day Lunch, as well as re furbishing a couple of rooms – no wonder March has flown!.

We are delighted to announce that Oxley’s Blue Fish Spa have had a mini makeover themselves! With the addition of a fabulous hair salon which will be open soon- don’t worry we will keep you posted. We think Hair at Oxley’s will be a great addition to the Spa and we cant wait to try it out (no more bad hair days for us!). We are sure the opening is bound to be a ‘hair raising’ event……. watch this space.